A piece in the Wall Street Journal on the role of the cryptocurrency as an early warning sign for risk sentiment
- "We've begun to watch bitcoin more closely as a sign of speculative enthusiasm," said Doug Ramsey, chief investment officer of the Minneapolis money manager Leuthold Group.
The price of a bitcoin roughly halved from its late-December high of near $20,000, reversing a powerful speculative rally. That was followed by the first 10% decline in the S&P 500 in two years, beginning in late January. - Some investors say the tandem moves suggest bitcoin may be a barometer of investor sentiment that ultimately feeds into the stock market and other risky investments. ... bitcoin may fall first-and harder.
Correlation vs. causation .... let the debate continue!
Journal piece is here, may be gated
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